Perkins Coie Calls Blum Suit Moot After Diversity Program Change

An anti-affirmative action group’s lawsuit targeting Perkins Coie’s diversity fellowship program is irrelevant now that the firm overhauled the initiative, the law operation argued in court Monday.

The diversity program is now open to all first-year law students, Perkins Coie told the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas in a filing. “Applicants are not asked or required to identify their race when applying,” the firm said.

The American Alliance for Equal Rights therefore “seeks to enjoin fellowships that no longer exist, rendering its claim moot and its arguments about irreparable harm unavailing,” Perkins Coie said.

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